The Latest Breaking News on Prizes

The 1973 Nobel Peace Prize to top U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger and North Vietnam's Le Duc Tho, among the most disputed in the award's history, was given in the full knowledge the Vietnam War was unlikely to end any time soon, newly released papers show.

In 2007, on the 50th anniversary of Malaysia's independence, Nobel laureate economist Joseph E Stiglitz celebrated the "miracle" of the country's economic rise and creation of a vibrant multiethnic society. In the 15 years that followed, however, revelations of large-scale corruption and abuse of foreign workers damaged Malaysia's international reputation…

Germany strongly condemns the "politically motivated show trial" of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski and two other activists in Belarus and calls for the release of all political prisoners in the country, the foreign ministry said on Friday.

A Belarusian court on Thursday opened the trial of jailed human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.

A Belarusian court has opened the trial of jailed human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize

Allies say charges against Mr Byalyatski are politically motivated. He is among hundreds detained during protests against the re-election of president Alexander Lukashenko in 2020

NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar: A Myanmar junta court wrapped up its trial of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, a legal source told AFP, with the Nobel laureate jailed for a total of 33 years.

A monthslong Toni Morrison tribute at Princeton University will range from music created and performed by Grammy-winning vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant to a spring lecture series to a three-day symposium

A big issue for publishing scientific research has been the cost. With the push for open access, new business models create new challenges for equitable access.

India was an early leader in sharing research and information for science. But it has fumbled since then.

In 1996, Peter Doherty and Rolf Zinkernagel won a Nobel for virus research, but their 25-year anniversary was thwarted by COVID-19. They spoke to the ABC about how we prepare for the next pandemic, and how the infamous "Dan Murphy opening hours" tweet changed Professor Doherty's drinking habits.